Marcelo Allende

Marcelo Iván Allende Bravo (born 7 April 1999) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier Soccer League side Mamelodi Sundowns and the Chile national team. Allende captained Chile at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup, being the team's top goalscorer in the tournament and was considered to be one of the top youth prospects in Chilean football.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Marcelo Allende

Personal information
Full name	Marcelo Iván Allende Bravo
Date of birth	(1999-04-07) 7 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Pudahuel, Santiago, Chile
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Mamelodi Sundowns
Number	11
Youth career
	Cobreloa
2016	→ Arsenal (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Deportes Santa Cruz	34	(5)
2017–2018	Necaxa	12	(0)
2017	→ Deportes Santa Cruz (loan)	12	(2)
2019	Magallanes	11	(0)
2020–2022	Montevideo City Torque	77	(15)
2022–	Mamelodi Sundowns	37	(4)
International career‡
2015–2017	Chile U17	4	(2)
2016–2019	Chile U20	11	(1)
2021–	Chile	3	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Chile South American Games 2018 Cochabamba
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 July 2022

Club career

Allende started his youth career at Cobreloa. After Chile's participation in the U-17 World Cup, he caught the interest of Colo-Colo and Universidad de Chile for his signature, although neither move materialized.^[2][1]

In 2016, the player transferred to Deportes Santa Cruz of the Segunda División de Chile in order to gain more playing time, making his debut against Naval. In his second season at the team, he scored his first senior goal against Melipilla, and became a regular starter, finishing the campaign with four goals.^[3]

Allende had a two-month trial with English club Arsenal,^[6] featuring for their under-19 team at the Durban International Cup. The team won the competition, and the player was invited to further trials with the club.^[7][8][4] In April 2017, following a third trial, the English tabloid press reported that Arsenal had offered Allende a professional contract.^[9][10]

Necaxa

With this being so on 7 September 2017 Allende signed up with Mexican side Necaxa, with the intention of rejoining the club in 2018 while remaining on loan with Santa Cruz.^[11]

Mamelodi Sundowns

On 24 August 2022, Allende was announced as new player of South African club Mamelodi Sundowns and made his debut in the same day scoring a goal versus Stellebosch.^[12]

International career

On 15 June 2015, Allende made his debut for Chile U-17 in a friendly defeat against Paraguay.^[13] He was later selected on the list of players that would take part in the tournament, held on home soil.^[14] He was a starter on Chile's four matches at the U-17 World Cup, netting against Nigeria and the United States.

On 16 October 2016, Allende made his debut for the Chile U-20 in a friendly win against Paraguay U-20^[15] adding another cap against Ecuador U-20,^[16] but was ultimately left out of the final squad for the 2017 South American Youth Football Championship.^[17] He scored his first goal for the U20's on 10 August 2017, in a friendly win against Japan.^[18]

At under-20 level, Allende represented Chile in both the 2018 South American Games, winning the gold medal,^[19] and the 2019 South American Championship.

Allende made his debut for Chile national team on 11 December 2021 in a 1–0 win over El Salvador.^[20]

National team

Under 17

Participation in World Cups

World	Home country	Results	PJ	Goals
FIFA U-17 World Cup 2015	Chile	Round of 16	4	2

Statistics

• Updated to last played match: 19 May 2017.

Club	Div.	Season	League		Cups National(1)		Tournaments International(2)		Total
			Matches	Goals	Matches	Goals	Matches	Goals	Matches	Goals
Deportes Santa Cruz Chile
	2.ª	2015–16	9	0	-	-	-	-	9	0
		2016–17	22	4	-	-	-	-	22	4
	Total club		31	4	0	0	0	0	31	4
Total in career			31	4	0	0	0	0	31	4

Honours

Arsenal

• Durban International Cup: Winner – 2016.^[7][21]

Necaxa

• Copa MX: Clausura 2018
• Supercopa MX: 2018

Chile U20

• South American Games Gold medal: 2018

References

1. "Arsenal hand trial to Chilean teenage starlet dubbed 'the next Alexis Sanchez'". Mirror.co.uk. Archived from the original on May 26, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
2. "Meet Marcelo Allende, the genius of Chile U-17's who is already in the sights of Colo Colo and U de Chile". Emol.com (in Spanish). October 18, 2015. Archived from the original on August 11, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
3. "The new guard". latercera.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 6, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
4. "Arsenal keen on Chile wonderkid: Teenager has spoken to Alexis Sanchez". Express.co.uk. October 11, 2016. Archived from the original on August 11, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
5. "Marcelo Allende, or that confidence beyond its years". Conmebol.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 26, 2024. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
6. Fernández, José Tomas (April 7, 2021). ""Un fenómeno": Allende recuerda sus días en el Arsenal de Alexis y Wenger" (in Spanish). AS Chile. Archived from the original on May 26, 2024. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
7. "Marcelo Allende of Arsenal". Durban U19.co.za. Archived from the original on October 20, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
8. "Arsenal trials for Chile U17 captain Marcelo Allende". Tribal Football.com. Archived from the original on August 11, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
9. "Arsenal offer permanent deal to Chilean youngster Marcelo Allende following successful trial". Mirror.co.uk. Archived from the original on May 26, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
10. "Arsenal make contract offer to Chilean trialist Marcelo Allende". Metro.co.uk. Archived from the original on May 26, 2024. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
11. "Marcelo Allende joins Mexican club Necaxa". T13.cl (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 26, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
12. "Marcelo Allende debuta a lo grande en el Mamelodi Sundowns de Sudáfrica". www.24horas.cl (in Spanish). 24 Horas. August 24, 2022. Archived from the original on May 26, 2024. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
13. "Chile U-17 lose on their debut in the U-18 "Copa Mitad del Mundo"". Futbol Joven Chile.cl (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 12, 2018. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
14. "FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 3, 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
15. "La Roja U-20 defeat Paraguay". ANFP.cl (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 26, 2024. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
16. "Chilean U20 National football team defeat Ecuador 3-0 in Talca". ANFP.cl (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 26, 2024. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
17. "List of players selected for the 2017 Ecuador U-20 South American Youth Championship. Country: Chile" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish).
18. "A renewed La Roja U-20 team debuts with a victory against Japan". Prensafutbol.cl (in Spanish).
19. Bravo, Nicolás (September 28, 2022). "El presente de los jugadores de La Roja que lograron la medalla de oro en los Juegos Suramericanos 2018". www.encancha.cl (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 26, 2024. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
20. "El Salvador vs. Chile". Soccerway.com. January 29, 2022.
21. "Durban U19 2016 Tournament: Arsenal F.C. win Durban U19 2016". Durban 19.co.za. Archived from the original on May 26, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2017.

External links

• FIFA Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 22 October 2015)
• Marcelo Allende at playmakerstats.com (English version of ceroacero.es)
• Marcelo Allende at Soccerway